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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-28

Indian River Florida, o~ranges-tht
sweetest ani best IN the market at
CARsKY's Capitol st.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-28

Green body cotton wood sar sale II
large rs small lots. Apply to j. J.
FELBER, lower Third street.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-28

Subscribe Now-You can yet any
newspaper published in America or
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Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-28

Edgar Andrews is prepared to give
instructions on the Violin. For terms
apply at Wagoner's music store.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-28

Best Lehigh Valley hard coal and
jackson Hill soft coal at Queal & Co
Telephone IS.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-28

Good unimploved land for sale OF
easy terms by g.. w. ROBERTS.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-28

Warm Lunch-Warm lunch every
morning at the Dakota house.
Jos. BADRR.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-28
Lazy Library for sale.

The law library belonging to the
late Maj. A. J. Carrier will be sold At
private sale. Parties wishing to pur-
chase are requested to call at residence.
corner Sixth and Linn streets.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-28

E-Parties having borrowed books
from the library of Major Carrier, are
requested to return the same promptly.
MRS. A. j. CARRIER,
Special Administrative.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-28

Fred Meth " Co.'S. new store on north
Broadway ls open to the public
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-28

Money to loan ON real state or chattle
security. e. 81. VAN ANTWERP,
Abstract Office.
Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1887-01-28

Money to Loan g.. W. RoRERTs
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-17
Saved by ; Beetle.

In the year 1898 young man of
about 80 sought refuge in the noighbor-
hood of Bordeaux. Threatened with
transportation by the Republican party.
on account of his Royalist pro .livities,
he fled to the country, where he devoted
himself with ardor 10 the pursuit of his
fayOrite science-entomology. One
day, having ventured too near the town,
he fel' into the hands of a troop of
fanaticai ''patriots," who seized him
and conveyed him to prison. Six hours
later ne was sentenced to death, for be
had publicly confessed who be was, and
the following morning was fixed for his
execution. While partaking of his last
meal he carried on lively conversation
with his jaller, who, among other things,
expatiated upon the character and the
habits of the presiding judge, saying
that the latter employed all his leisure
time IN roaming about the country in
search of beetles and butterflies. At
this the captive pricked up his ears,
and, quick as thought, he took a rare
beetle out of a small collection which
he had been allowed to keep, and
while the jailer went on talking he pin
ned it, with a pretence OF secrecy, to
the bottom OF cork, which he after
wards stuck in the mouth of bottle of
spirits. The iailer noticed the opera
ton without saying anything, and, sus-
pecting danger, he took the bottle and
the beetle straight to the President of
the court. AID reported the circum-
stances. No sooner had the latter es-
pied the rare beetle than he FASTENED 10
the prison cell, where soon afterwards,
lost to all around them, the two ento-
mologists became absorbed in a pro-
longed conversation on scientific topics,
after which they parted as the best
friends. That beetle had saved the
prisoners life. He received from the
President pecunIary assistance, letters
of recommendation. and the best testi-
monials as to his Republican sentiments.
The liberated man was none other than
Latreille, the celebrated natural his
'orian.-MdnnigtdLttges.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-17
How She Trapped Him,

Here is a little story | heard t'other
night at dinner says the Amer cu,e
Register. A gentleman who was gong
Of TO Russia on business desired his
wife to place her picture in his trunk.
You know. dear" said he, II never
travel without your photo, and Mare
Gambler has rendered you to The very
life.
You old humbug. l don't believe
you ever look at it. You only say this
10 please me for the mQment." replied
the better half. who had ner suspicious.
That's unklnd. dearest. Before
90 to sleep | always take a long. linger-
inc look at you. kiss it, and then 90 oft
into the land OF dreams with you in my
eye, as one may say"
The little morocco ease was placed in
the trunk as usual. When the hubby"
returned and she unpacked his things
she asked:
Did you look at my picture while
you were away?"
Every night. 1t was my supremest
comfort"
Il don't believe you"
"Ah'-with a we'll simulated sigh
"that is unklnd.'
Whereupon the wife opened the case
and showed hIm that she had taken the
picture out before she had placed the
case in the trunk-just 10 bowl him
out" But he was in a degree equal to
the occasion. He remarked:
Il saw the picture had been tamper-
ed with, my own love, but used to kiss
the case because you had been there"
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-17
Brave Texas Boys.

Recently two boys, brothers, one of
II and the other 10 years OF age, were
playing on the banks of the river at
Uges. They proposed to take some
wood home to their mother, and while
gathering it lifted the dry branch of
tree ana uncovered a rattlesnakc, which
bit the eldest boy in the finger. The
youth, feeling the venom entering his
veins, called on the younger brother to
cut off the injured member. The latter
asked: With wnaj?'
with this thin, fat stone" replied
the intrepid youth, picking up one and
placing his finger on another fiat one
The brother took the stone and ham,
mered away, and alter some time sue
ceeded in maShing of the finger, thus
saving the life of the heroic boy, who
stood the horrible torture with great
forutude. - BT0WRSUttte Cosmopolitan.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-17
He Got Only Half Full.

I'D like to make bargain with
you"
This remark was addressed 10 the
proprietor of low-priced eating-bouse
on Market street about Z o'clock the
other evening. The proprietor. who
also acted as cashier, looked up and
saw standing before him shabby gen
teel man, with a little gripsack in his
hand.
What kind of bargain2"
''One that will get me my supper.
give you the worth of it. and save you
three times the price of it every day"
'Tna's a bargain. You just prove
to me first that what you propose will
do that
We'll, see there; that gas-jet of yours
is burning three times the amount of
gas that il ought to 10 furnish the light
it now gives This burner land grip
sack was opened and burner taken
OUT will reduce your gas-bill two
thirds for every jet that it is put on. |
sell them for the unprecedentedly low
price of ten cents. You can give me
twenty cents worth of supper, and I'll
put on two of them for you. You get
the two burners, which are worth the
price OF the supper, and you save more
than that IN gas every day.
well. 90 ahead, | don't know that |
think your burners are any better than
the old ones, but I'll give you
chance
Half dozen fried oysters and cup
OF coffee said the man to the waiter.
These were dispatched at a rate which
seemed to Indicate that suppers at anv
price were scarce with the gas-burner
man. When he had finished he put on
the two burners, while the proprietor
stood by and watched him,
See here" he said. when he had
finished, there are two more Jets that
ought to nave these burners on, even If
he rest don't need them. 1t would
pay you TO have them on every jet in
the house, but anyhow you let me put
them on these Two, and I'll take an
oyster stew and a piece of miuce pie.
Come, what do you say?'
''N-n-no. not This time, guess" said
the eating-hOuSe keeper slowly. 81
think We invested enough for tonight.
You come around year from now,
and II my gas bills have been any
smaller I'll have you put on dozen"
But | may starve before that" said
the burner man. laying his hand plain
lively on his stomach. Then seeing no
act OF compliance on the part OF the
eating-hOuse keeper, he walked up and
down the double row of men in the
room importuning each one TO buy
burner tor three cents apiece.
de. phi u North -IH1ericuR.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-17
An Old Rabbit.

Here is q story which beats the old
dog stories hollow. According TO NJ.
LabOrde, writer in the Revue Scie1s-
tifque, a rabbit, one of the ordinary
tame species, was bought for purposes of
experiment at the Physiological Libora-
tory in Paris, ana after a portion of the
facial nerve had been removed it was
left to run about the laboratory. 1t very
soon recovered from the effect of the
operation, and was for four years NJ.
LabOrdes atfoctiOnate companion. 1t
would await at the top of the stairs his
arrival in the morning and would some
times run to meet him. Whenever it
had the opportunity the rabbit would
jump upon ms knee, and il was as fond
of care>slng as q cat. During the pro-
gTess Ut an experiment it would sit on
the operating table watching the pro-
ceedings with every appearance of inter-
est. bunny's chief delight, however,
was in microscopical examination. As
soon as NJ. Laborde put his eye to the
microscope the rabbit would perch on
his shoulders and endravor to take Il
peep. This wonderful animal lived on
terms Of the most intimate friendship
with TWO dogs belonging to the labora-
tory but when a strange dog arrived be
invariably turned him out, and some
times chased it along the street. Nor
did he show himself very friendly to un-
familiar bipod visitors Pal Mall Ga
zctte
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-17
A Horse Shakes a Donkey.

A nobbily-attired statue stood upon
the corner of Kearny street and Pine
yesterday afternoon and paid strict at
tention to his work o. ogling lady Pc
destrians. At last Il short. stout lady in
blue brushed past him, and he took ad-
vantage of her proximity to tap her on
the back with the slender bamboo cane
which he carried in his hand. As quick
as a flash the lady turned, and, with her
gloved hand, smacked the impudent fell
low across the cheek, making his eye
glasses fly in one direction and his hat
in another, as he threw back his head.
Not content with thus avenging the in
suit offered, the lady raised her parasol
and dealt the statue 4 blow on the head
Then, after venting her Indignation in
words, she passed on.
But the statues punishment was not
yet done. In backing away from his
fair asaailant he fell against a horse
that was attached to coupe, and the
animal, as if it was cOgnizant of the
character of the rapscallion grabbed
him by the swell OF the back with his
teeth and shook him 50 heartily that the
thin goods OF which the coat was made
tore from the collar to the tails.
a crowd had gathered by this time
and the now thoroughly frightened
statue was greeted with a round of
jeers. lie certainly presented a dilapi-
dated appearance when the horse drop
ped him. As soon as he could regain
his feet be snatchcd his broken hat up
from the ground, and steered down the
street at a lively rate of speed, holding
his torn coat with his hands, while the
coupe horse neighcd and looked about
at the crowd, as if asking for its APP
proval Of his actions.-SaR francisco
Col.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-17
WHOLE NO. 1885.
Bananas at Retail.

Few people, as they invest small sums
IN the purchase of bananas, have any
definite idea of the growth of the trade
in that fruit in the last twenty years,
and the still more rapid growth within
the last five. They know that more
bananas are being brought into the
market and sold than short time ago,
but those who have been longest in the
business remember that about 4 score
of years ago three lunches of the fruit
would supply the Cleveland market.
Bananas were offered for sale at as
many confectionery stores, but the gen.
eral public did not freely indulge in the
fruit, as the usual retail price at that
time was 81 per dozen. A little later
persons doing jobbing trade became
more venturesome and would buy "a
case" at time. each containing five
bunches, with which to supply CUSTOM
ers who wished to sell at retail Still
later they yentured to order two cases.
and as time passed orders were sent
east for five and ten case lots, but it was
not until about five years ago that car
loads were ordered containing between
six and seven hundred punches each.
This is now the almost uniform man
ner in which the bananas are ordered
in this city, and in this way single
firm has disposed of fifty carloads since
last May. and another firm, during the
time when they are in the greatest de-
mand-generally in April, May, and
June-has handled as high as eight car
loads per week
The sales for these cars are not, how
ever, entirely for the retail trade in the
city. Liberal shipments are made to
adjoining towns. During the years
when wholesale dealers bought their ba-
nanas in eases very few grocerymen,
and only those who traded with the
wealthier people of the city, ventured to
keep them on sale. Now no trst-class
grocery stock is complete without ba-
nanas in season. The season is near at
hand, and will last through the spring
and summer, but is less active after the
season of homegrown strawberries and
other small fruits have arrived. Anoth-
er interesting fact about this fruit is the
large amount of it sought and sold by
the swarthy men of sunny Italy. As
they pass the doors of the people OF
Cleveland with their baskets on their
backs they are generally regarded as a
class of the smallest retail dealers,
whereas they are one Of the largest
classes of buyers in this line. In his
buying the Italian vendcr usually joins
forces with several more of his
countrymen, and one man buys for an
entire gang often making purchase of
three or four hundred punches, and fre-
quently one or more gangs join forces
and buy a carload of seven hundred
lunches. y large share of the bananas
sold in this market come from Jamaica,
but the finest. in years past have been
from Aspinwal. Central America. With
in little more than year much fine
fruit has come from Port Limon, Ba-
racoa, and other Central American
ports. CleUeLaAd Leader.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-17
Young MIR. Logan's FianCee.

Chauncey H. Andrews. of Younos-
town. whose daughter IS engaged to be
married to John A. Logan, Jr., is
millionaire and an iron manufact-
urer of Youngstown, Ohio. He is a
brother of Wallace c. Andrews, of this
city, and comes here frequently, SAYS a
New York letter to the Philadelphia
Press, having investments with him in
the steamboat company, cable road and
the manufacture OF gas. MIR. Andrews
is a heavy man, with a large face cover
ed with Dushy, reddish whiskers. His
personal appearance is that of rugged
ScOtchman. He is a man of great force
and determination. Years ago Youngs-
town was at the mercy of single rail-
road corporation, the Pennsylvania
system being the only line which gave
its iron manufacturers access to thewarld.
The policy Of the Pennsylvania system
became dIstastcful to Andrews and he
one day surprised the people of his
section by setting men at work to build
a road from Pittsburg to Youngstown,
which afterwards became a part of the
Baltimore and Ohio system, and so
gave the city competition in freights.
This line has since been extended to
Cleveland across northern Chic towards
Chicago. As president of this road An
drews owns private car. which is the
one that was used by Gcn. Logan dur
ing his iOur OF the country i'll 1884.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-17
ThesPhysiognomy Of the Days.

Tuesday has only this hold on our
recognition, that it is not SO far from
Sunday bat there is a distinct if dimin-
ished flavor OF its being still ''along the
first of the week" Things promised
for this conveniently vague period can
still be creditably performed. But to-
morrow, we feel. will be already the
middle of the week. There is. accord
ingly slight 'hurry-up" tingo about
Tuesday.
Wednesday is still worse off for iden-
tity of countenance. It's face is chiefly
to be known by its not being that of
any other day in the week, as some
persons are known only by their not be-
ing anybody else. The middle of its
forenoon is the time when we ask some
one, What day is this?' 1t has occur
red to ME that there might be. in quiet
families, some special bit of food as IL
mnemonic of Wednesday. Ii the fish
was sacred to the Teutonic Venus, and
so came into Friga's day, is there not
some desk or fowl that might be con-
sidered to belong to WoGen? Do we
not know, indeed, of wholesome vege-
table, a little under cloud, perhaps,
whose subdued fragrancy in the house
might stir the fountains of memory
(and of tears), and mark the day? Yet
if we search cautiously in our mental
impression of Wednesday, we may find
& kind of leisurely and humdrum look
that is all lis own. The hour for the
tirSt-of-the-week dash into great enter
prises is gone. We are in he midst of
everything, with time enough before us
to prevent hurry, but not enough to
invite any vigor of attack This early
middle-of the weakness it is which
vaguely marks Wednesday to the mind.
Thursday, however. begins to have
dim penumbra of sense of eud-of-the-
week about it. 1t has to a greater de-
gree the hurry-up suggestlyeness of
Tuesday, but with this marked differ
ence: on Tuesday it was the haste of
hope; now It is the haste of fear. II is
the day q feeling oppressed with the
lot OF things that were 10 have been ION
Wednesday we should have said ''to be
done, now we use the regrctful or re-
mOrselui ITO have been') done this
wcek,-"and here we are" we say,
past the middle of il" Thursday is
therefore the working-day par cGcelIelsce.
If a man ever does any stroke of solid
work, ii he is not consiitutonallv op-
posed TO working between meals" at
ai,-hc is likely TO DO it now.-E. Il.
ot1, als January -It.aattc.
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-17
Not Impressed by the Queen.

A woman who has seen not little of
social and political life in Washington
for the last thirty years IS Mrs. Martha
j. Coston, writes a correspondent Of
the Cleveland Ledder. In the course of
a pleasant chat | asked Mrs. Coston
what part OF her social experience dur
ing a fifteen years soiourn abroad sht
enjoved the most.
TO be candid" she replied, smiling
", Il must confess that nv presenta-
tons AT the English and French courts
were to me the most entertaining. be-
cause there was so much that was novel,
and the glitter and pomp and display
was such striking contrast to our re-
publican way of doing things"
What did you think of Queen Vic
tora?n
Mrs Coston replied:
1T was at the princess of Wales first
drawing-room after her marriage that
| was presented, and the queen did not
receive; but atterward l had a capital
opportunity to see her. 1t was at the
launching of the Victoria, at which |
WIS invited to be present by the duke
of Somerset. A brilliant company was
assembled awaiting her majesty. At
last there was a commotion and | sup
posed the queen was coming. l looked
earnestly for some appearance of royal
ty, but only saw q stout, elderly lady,
whose self and toilet, | thought would
make q good caricature for Punch as
The British Matron Abroad She was
very broad, both OF stature and of
breath, and her face was red and cross.
Her toilet consisted of a large, gayly-
plaided poplin, so short in the skirt as
to expose the tops or PAIR of heavy
walking shoes. A long, loose velvet
sack fitted so tightly over the full dress
that it gave the wearer's figure barrel
like appearance, and a dark green hat
of uncut velvet, its plumage draggled by
rain and blown by the wind, was worn
on a head that did not suggest familiar
ty with a crown, but the finishing blem-
ish was huge mutf of royal ermine
suspended round The lady's fat neck by
cord, and which, not being in use,
wObbled helpleSsly back and forth over
her well-rounded body.
Who is that funny, fussy woman?
! asked laughingly of my naval escort,
British officer.
- Good heavens, madamer said he.
in low voice, that is our gracious
sovereign
For a moment | was speechless, but
not half convin ed. until | noticed that
all the gentlemen were standing, hats
oil, and tine-ooking gentleman, whom
/ recognized as Prince a bert, joined the
lady in plaid, also standing uncovered
The day was cold, bleak, and cheerless;
the wind whistled around us, and great
rain-drops fell. really felt my first
CLEAN Of admiration for her Britannlc
majesty when she ordered the gentle
men, including her husband, to put on
their hats
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-17
How IL Slept.

a recent medical writer says: "Sleep
wherever YOU cau-anywherew when YOU
Get a chance; the great want of the age
is sleep" This is not always safe ad-
vie 70 follow, as a friend of our knows
to his sorroH. He was recently afflicted
with bad cold, ami TO cure himself of
it resorted to the remedy OF putting his
feet III hot water and drinking a ium-
blcrfuI of strong whisky toddy, pre-
scribed by an aged and respected friend
OF the family. Having got everything
in order for carrying out the prescrip-
ton, he sat down by the fire, mis- feet
immersed in warm water. and tumber
OF smoking toddy by his side In this
condition a sense of enjoyment stole
over him as he slipped the exhilarating
liquid, and he fell asleep. His wife had
gone TO bed, and on awakening about
3 O'Clock III the morning wondered why
she was alone. Going downstairs she
was horrified to find her liege lord
asleep in his chair, the fire out, his feet
still Immersed III the wafer, over which
a cake of ice was forming, and an emp
tv tnmber on the chair beside him. His
cold ism bit better
The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1887-02-17
Animal VS.. Steam Power.

\ writer IN the ReUue .ScieMifgue
affirms that. from comparison OF
animal and steam power, the former is
the cheaper power in France, what
ever may be The case in other countries.
ln the conversion of chemical TO me-
chanlcal energy, 80 per cent is lost in
the machine, against 66 IN the ami
mai. NJ. Samson, The writer above re-
ferred to, finds that the steam horse
power, contrary to what is generally
believed. is often materially exceeded
by ihe horse. The cost of traction on
the Mount Parnass, -Bastille line of
railway he found to be for eacn car,
daily. 81 francs, while the same work
done by the horse cost only AZ francs.
and he believes that for moderate
powers the conversion OF chemical INTO
mechanical energy is more economically
effected through animals than through
steam engines.